Shipping case



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. :Applicati0n octo i'. 1 34. fi l 54 Claims. (01. 217 -12) .The presentinvention relates to new anduser ful improvements in'shipping cases for eggs and fruit, particularly the former, and haslfor. its primary object to provide, in a manner as: heree :inafter set forth, a case of this character; em-

bodyingIa novel construction, combination; and arrangement of parts through the mediumgof whichsaid case may be expeditiously collapsed or folded in a manner to occupy a minimum of space whenbeing returned'or stored. V

Another'important object of the invention is to'provide a collapsible shipping case comprising novel hinge means for connecting certain of the V the prong 9. r A length'of, wire 11 is then bent or members of said case togetherl Still another important object ofthe-invention is toprovide a shipping case of the characterjdescribed which includes novel means for detachl connects the-partition 6-to the side wall3, the

ably securing the lidin position. I

Other objects of the invention are to'provide a shipping case of the character set forth whichwill. be comparatively simple in construction;

strong, durable, highly eflicient and reliable in' which mayibe" Figure 1 is a plan view of a shipping case construoted in'accordance with the present invention, showing the parts thereof extended.

Figure 2 is a perspective view, showing the case partially set up or assembled, the lid being omitted.

Figure 3 is a view-in side elevation of the case;

Figure 4 is an end elevational view.

Figure 5 is a. detailed view in perspective of one of the bendable securing tongues. V

Figure 6 is a detailed View in perspective of one of the hinge loops.

Referring. 'now to the drawings in detail, it

will be seen that the embodiment of the present I invention which has been illustrated comprises side wall 3, as illustrated toadvantage in Figure 'ures 1, 2 and 30f the drawings.

1130113116 drawings. 'Eachjhinge 7 comprises substantially ,U-shaped,1-sheet metal: loops 8 which aremounte'd :onthe adjacent edges'o'f each of the members to be connected together, saidloops straddling said members. and beingrigidly se-. cured theretoby prongs 9 and .10 (see Figure 6).. The single prongs 9, on one end of the loops 8, are

driven through the member on which said loops are mounted and clinched-overthe other end of said loopbetween the prongs'10, and said prongs 10 are, of course, driven in the opposite direction through themember and clinched over said one end of the loopadjacent theopposite sides of foldedupon itself and the legs or folds of said wire-are inserted through the loops 3 and twisted together,;as.at 12. Inthe hinge structure which loops 8 on one side of said hinge structure, extend through said side wall 3, as best seen in Fig- -Bendable sheet metal tongues 13 are secured on the lower and one vertical end of theend walls 4 forengagement in the slots 14 of angle irons 15 which are mounted on the ends of 'thebottom 1 and the side wall 3. for releasably securing said end walls 4 thereto. The tongues 13 include integral prongs 16 on one end which are driven through end walls 4 and clinched, and prongs 17 which are struck from intermediate portions of said tongues and bent over the edges of said end walls. The outer or free ends of the tongues 13 are pointed, as at 18, to facilitate insertion in the slots 15. The tongues 13 are also provided on the lower and one vertical edge of the partition 6 for connection with angle irons 15 on the bottom 1 and the side wall 2.

Mounted on the upper edges of the end walls 4 are metallic cleats which .are designated generally by the reference numeral 19. Cleats 19 project outwardly from the end walls 4 in a manner to provide handles for carrying the case.

p The cleats 19 are formed from a single sheet of metal folded upon itself, the folds being spaced from each other and bent downwardly at right angles in a manner to straddle the end walls 4 to which said folds are rigidly secured by integral prongs 20. The upper portions of the metallic cleats 19 have formed thereinslots 21 for the reception of securing tongues 22 which are struck downwardly from metallic strips 23 which aresecured to the lower side of the lid 5.

When assembling or setting up the case, the 7 side walls 2 and 3 are swung to a substantially vertical position on the bottom 1 and the partition 6 is secured to said bottom I and to the side wall 2. The end walls 4 are then secured to the bottom 1 and to the side wall 3. The case is then ready to be filled. After the case has been filled, the tongues 22 on the lid 5 are introduced into the slots 21 in the cleats 19 and said lid 5 is then shifted laterally in a manner to drive the tongues 22 home in said slots 21. In Figure 1 of the drawings, it will be noted the tongues 22 of the right hand ends of the strips ziiproject beyond the adjacent longitudinal edge of the lid 5.

me 3 of the drawings, for securing thelid in no the foregoing operation is snbstarrtially reversed.

It is believed that the many advantages of a collapsible shipping case constructed in accordance withthe present invention will be readily understood, and although :a preferred embodbment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in-th e angle irons mountedon thebottorri and said other side wall, said angle irons having slots therein, bendable sheet metal tongues mounted on the end walls, said tongues comprising integral prongs on one end of said tongues'an'chored in the end walls and further comprising prongs struck from intermediate portions of said tongues and engaged overcertain of the edges of the end walls, the other end-s of the tonguesbeing pointed tofacilitate insertion in theslotMa lid,

These right hand tongues 22, after the lid has been shifted laterally as above described, project beyond the corresponding ends of'the" cleats 19 and are bent upwardly as seen in Fig-"- and means for detachably securing the lidto the end walls.

2. A shipping case comprising a bottom, side walls, end walls and a lid, and means for detachably securing the lid to the end Walls, said means including cleats mounted on the-end walls, said cleats formed from sheet metal folded upon itself, the folds being spaced from each other and bentat right angles and straddling the end walls, means for securing the cleats'to the end walls, one of the folds of the cleats having slots therein, metallic strips mounted on the lid, and

bendable tongues on the metallic strips engageable'i'n the slots.

3, A collapsible shipping case of the class described comprising a bottom, side walls and end sition. Of course, when the case is to be folded,

walls, and means for hingedly connecting the side walls to the bottom and the end walls to one of the sidewalls, each of said means including substantially U-shaped, sheet metal loops straddling the adjacent marginal portionsof'the connected members and projecting. therefrom, and. a l'ength of wire bentr'upon itselfandinserted through the loops and twisted together therebetween. V

4. A- collapsible shipping case of the class described comprising a bottom, side walls, and end walls, and means for hingedly connecting theand a length of wire bent upon itself and inserted through the loops and twisted together therebetween, said loops incl'uding a pair of integral prongs on one end extending through the members and bent over the other ends of said loops and further including an integral prong on said other end extending through the member and bent over said one end between the first named prongs. Y ORVILLE A. McRILL. FRED M. LAPPIN. 

